| Bell's Palsy (n = 25) | Definite Lyme Neuroborreliosis (n = 6) | Possible Lyme Neuroborreliosis (n = 7) | p* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender, female | 16 (64%) | 1 (17%) | 4 (57%) | Â |
Age | 36 (15-70) | 33 (19-67) | 27 (8-70) | 0.84 |
Tick bite within 3 months | 2 (8%) | 3 (50%) | 3 (43%) | 0.12 |
Duration of symptoms before LP, days | 3 (1-25) | 3 (1-42) | 12 (2-120) | Â |
CSF laboratory data | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mononuclear cells, no/μL | 2 (0-36) | 103 (40-1044) | 3 (1-14) | < 0.001 |
   Albumin, mg/L | 194 (107-569) | 988 (444-1520) | 175 (66-279) | < 0.001 |